Decision in Philadelphia - The Constitutional Convention of 1787

Informationen zum Autor Christopher Collier  is an author and historian. He attended Clark University and Columbia University, where he earned his PhD. He was the official Connecticut State Historian from 1984 to 2004 and is now professor of history emeritus at the University of Connecticut. He is the brother of James Lincoln Collier, with whom he has written a number of novels, most of which are based on historic events. His books have been nominated for several awards, including the Newbery Honor and the Pulitzer Prize. Klappentext Includes a complete copy of the Constitution. Fifty-five men met in Philadelphia in 1787 to write a document that would create a country and change a world. Here is a remarkable rendering of that fateful time, told with humanity and humor. "The best popular history of the Constitutional Convention available."--Library Journal Zusammenfassung Includes a complete copy of the Constitution. Fifty-five men met in Philadelphia in 1787 to write a document that would create a country and change a world. Here is a remarkable rendering of that fateful time, told with humanity and humor. "The best popular history of the Constitutional Convention available."--Library Journal

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Collier, Christopher/ Collier Collier, James Lincoln Collier
• Publisher: Ballantine
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.06.2007
• EAN: 9780345498403
• ISBN: 978-0-345-49840-3
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 202 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education